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Vietnam from North to South: A Travel Journal
Text and photos by OSCAR F. PICAZO 1. On a Cyclo Tour, Hanoi – I find Hanoi’s streets living museums of trade, handicraft, cultural encounters, and motorbike and cyclo traffic. Some of the alleyways are heady with incense smoke and the aroma of pho (noodles), strong coffee, and other delicacies cooking in little stoves and [...]
Impeachment trial of SC Chief Justice Renato Corona
Impeachment trial of SC Chief Justice Renato Corona
Blockbusters dominate Asian Film Awards nominations
(HONG KONG-Relaxnews) – This year’s Asian Film Awards have brought out the big guns by nominating three Chinese-language blockbusters in a slew of categories and four productions which have also been put forward for Oscars consideration. The 6th AFAs will be announced at a gala ceremony held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre [...]
Wikipedia, Google protest Internet bills
(WASHINGTON-AFP) – Wikipedia went dark, Google blotted out its logo and other popular websites planned protests on Wednesday to voice concern over legislation in the US Congress intended to crack down on online piracy. Wikipedia shut down the English version of its online encyclopedia for 24 hours to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) [...]
China’s wealthy favor French brands for gifts
(HONG KONG-Relaxnews) – Gift-giving has long been an integral part of life in mainland China — regardless of the murky area of motives when it occurs in the world of business — and now a new survey has lifted the lid on just what it is the country’s rich have been handing out. The “Top [...]
Japan plans enhanced GPS system
(TOKYO-Relaxnews) – Japan is working on a new global positioning system that will be 10 times more accurate than the system that is currently in use and will be able to pinpoint a location down to just one meter. At present, Japan uses an American-made system for GPS devices, but Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has [...]
‘Smart TVs’ offer new windows onto the Internet
(LAS VEGAS-AFP) – Goodbye boob tube. Hello smart TV. The world’s obsession with tapping into the Internet is being played out on the biggest screen in the house, with software startups, TV makers, and technology titans such as Google and Microsoft adding momentum to the trend. Even the beloved firm behind iPads and iPhones is [...]
China’s Internet population hits 513 million
(BEIJING-AFP) – The number of Internet users in China rose last year by nearly 56 million to more than half a billion, nearly half of whom used weibos, or microblogs, according to official figures released Monday. China’s online population — the world’s largest — hit 513 million in 2011, a 12.2 percent increase on the [...]
Apple suspends iPhone sales at China stores
BEIJING-AFP) – Apple said Friday it was suspending sales of the new iPhone at its China stores after fans desperate to get their hands on it fought with security and threw eggs at an official outlet. Police detained at least two people outside the Beijing shop on Friday when angry crowds who had queued for [...]
Popular gas-hybrid remains Japan’s top-selling car
(TOKYO-Relaxnews) – The hugely popular Prius gas-electric hybrid was the best-selling car in Japan again in 2011, with the Toyota Motor Corp. vehicle holding the top spot for the third straight year. A total of 252,528 units of the Prius were sold over the year, thanks in large part to the growing environment-friendly attitude among [...]
